Select the cell or range of cells you want to format. Click Home > Format Cells dialog launcher, or press Ctrl+Shift+F. On the Fill tab, under Background Color, pick the color you want. To use a pattern with two colors, pick a color in the Pattern Color box, and then pick a pattern in the Pattern Style box. To use a pattern with special effects, click Fill Effects, and then pick the options you want.
Either (a) long-soak the dried kidney beans overnight covered with water, OR (b) quick-soak by covering them with water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, boil 2 minutes and let stand for an hour. However the beans were soaked, drain and discard the soaking water. Put in a pot, cover with fresh water, boil 30 minutes.
Urad beans are sold in three forms, whole (Urad, Black Gram), Split, and split and peeled (Urad Dal, White Lentils). Whole beans take at least a stunning 12 hours of soaking time. 1 cup requires about 2-1/2 cup of water and you'll end up with 3-1/2 cups of soaked beans. Soaked beans will be tender in less than 3/4 hour, unsoaked beans will take about 1-1/4 hours to become tender but may not stay as intact as soaked beans.